The Newtown bee., 1887-12-09
Dr A P. Smiths Statement,

For the benefit of those persons who do | not feel called upon to assist me, or to in- terfere in my private affairs, 1 will give my version of the feeble attempt 1 made to punish my boy, George Warner. The boy came to me in October and wished me to hire him. As l found him totally inef- ficirnt and dishonest, l soon discharged him. The following day, having a pro- fessional call at his uncles, where his mother residesl was asked by her to take him back as favor to her, she having been left by her husband with other child | ren to provide for. She tod me that she could do nothing with the boy and sug- gested to me that, if he did not do better, 1 should hOrsewhip him, as she had tried ln every way to improve him without suc- cess. informed her that 1 did not care for a boy that required that sort If treat ment and that 1 would discharge him if I could do no better.
 Thanksgiving morning, the boy (after being out nearly all nighD ate his break fast and left the house, leaving all his work undone. Having m urgent call to
 HawleyvitIe, harnessed my own horse and was just driving away when George | came up and asked ne ii he could have horse to go home, Though under no obligation to do so, had furnished him
 with d horse every tune that h. wished to 90 home and, as usual, told him that he | mlSnJ llde the colt home. lie cOOly in- lUrmed me that he would go Only.in d car
 uase. 1 told hun (as he well kneN) that
 lne colt was sick anu that 1 would not on
 any account allow her to Dc driven 50 tar duu, besides tbat, would not trust hIm Wllh | d team and Aau never done 50. 1 repeat cd my wishes certainly five times before urOte away.
 When 1 returned Tn the evening, George
 came out toward the barn aud told hun
 to change horses for me at once, as was
 obliged Lo gu away immediately. As soon
 as reached the house, my wife said tu
 the that different parties had been to her
 inquIrIng II allowed my boy to take a
 team He was seeu by several persons
 mIJn GUur boys besides nimself, all with guns, which they used instead of whips, , oome of them standing up thrashlng the , aulmal, Keeping It on galIUp. The
 distance to the boys home Is over i1e
 miles and he was seen with his load to
 pass Mir Leroy MitcheIls place four times, which would make the distance over 2U miles which the horse was driven, wIlA no . food or water and without a blanket. II , was after dark when the team came ln ] and learned that before 1 was out of sight in the morning the horse was har- , nesstd. 1 repaired at once to the barn and, taking the lantern, viewed the horse which stood with it's head hung down, GOV ' cred with dirt anu welts and not dry l. hair upon It. 1 am not believer II Homeopathy, but 1t often works ntcely 1T children ana determined to try it.
 effects l stepped to my buggy and re
 moving the whip l caused the boy to takt e some steps which are not taught very com l. munly, but which would benefit d larg r. number of boys about here, 1t may hay
 II . {, l. X s.,E
 ment IS cruel, if 1t Is effective. Cruelty L d animals is punished in some places. no,
 many times have seen horses subjected [
 he most inhuman treatment righ here i
 Sandy Hook and, while filled with indig ''' nation, been powerless to interfere. N s' doubt l was angry. How must a ma H. be constituted who would not be so. l di b. the job thoroughly, but l did not kick tn ne boy. l am sure 1t would have been wel
 come change fol him. gently ) shove
 him aside with my knee wuen my hanc w were full of harness, as l was getting tn ry same horse had used all day ready ft on the night George came up to help m of and 1 declined his assistance withol re-. thanks.
 oh It is rather significant fact that II
 boy Is mother has placed him under u
 care of the selectmen of Southbury, WI cont emplate sending him to Retof nu school and that the first selectman Ca ge 'aa7 tleman noted for his upright charact ne ne and kindness) told me that 1 did exact ,eS right aud that the boys mother thoug nu | could not have punished him severe
 enough. as he seemed not very .penite
 and finally that the boy himself has sa de 10 me that that he deserved it and deDi the in writing that had kicked him.
 tn, But for the great value l place mp rv. Public Opinion, I should not take [
 trouble to explain what he contemptil writer's of anonymous letters might p iay sibly peryert. Dr A, F. Smith.